Shopping bag



May '25 ,1926. 1,586,356

A. J. DU BOIS SHOPPING BAG Filed August 19, 1924, 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 25, 19 26.

UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

BEAM .1. no BQIS, or WALDEN, new YORK, AssIGNoR To INTERSTATE RAG .00., or

, WALDEN, New YoRx. i

SHOPPING BAG.

Application filed August 19, 1924. Serial No. 732,942.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in shopping bags of paper or other fibrous material, and has for its ob ect to provide a bag of this type which w ll insure the greatest strength and durability.

Another object of my invention is to arran e the carrying cord between thefolds of t e bottom in such a manner as to prevent the same from sliding up the sides of the bag, thus enabling a certain weight to be carried by one of the handles.

By my improved arrangement, the parcels being carried in the bag cannot come in contact with the cord, which is entirely eon-' cealed from the inside and for a portion of its length across the bottom ofsaid bag, on

the outside. a

A still further object is to provide means for reinforcing the upper portion of the bag to plrevent its tearing from the tension of the cor With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description pro ceeds, my invention consists in the novel features herein set forth, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings i Fig. 1 is a plan view of a sheet of paper or other material used in makin my improved bag, showing the flaps, f ds and cord hreading apertures.

Fig. 2 shows the sheet folded towards the :enter from its side edges to form the body of the bag.

Fig. 3 is a view showing the bottom flaps of the bag with the cord inserted, ready for sealing.

Fig. 4 shows the said bottom flaps sealed.

Fig. 5 is a side view of the bag showing the handles and shape of the bag.

Fig. 6 is a cross sectional v1ew taken on' line 6-6 of Fig, 5 showing the location of the cord with respect to the; different parts of the bag and Fig. 7 1s a detail view of one of the top a reinforcing members.

Referring to the drawings, in which numorals of like character desi nate similar parts throughout the several vlews, 1 dessilg-. it

form the bottom sealing flaps 6, 7, 8 and 9. 1

The flaps 6 and 7 serve as outer sealing flaps and the flaps and 9 as inner sealing flaps.

10 represni's apertures in the outer flapsv 6 and 7, for the carrying cord as will be hereinafter described, and likewise the apertures 11 at the other end of the sheet.

The sheet is creased on the lines 12 and 13, folded inwardly and sealed along the edges 14 as shown in Fig. 2, forming a-substantially tube like structure, openat both ends.

I then crease the inner flaps 8 and 9 along the lines 15 running from the slits 2, 3, 4 and 5 to the creases 12 and 13, and fold said flaps inwardly as shown in Fig. 3, with their edges extending slightly over the creases w of the flaps 6 and 7.

The edge 16, which forms the upper por -tion of the bag, is then folded inwardly along the line 17 and a reinforcing member 19, preferably a strip of card board apertured at 11, as shown in Fig. 7, is inserted in the fold, which is then folded again along line 18, the apertures 11 and 11 all registering with one another to receive the carrying cord'20, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

The cord 20 is inserted from the outside in and out the apertures 11, brought down around the outside of the bag, through the apertures 10 in the outer sealing flaps 6 and 7 of the bottom, and over the folded inner sealing flaps 8 and 9, as'shown in Fig. 3.

The ends of-the cord are then tied together to form an endless carrying means, allowing a sufficient length to project above the top of the bag to form a handle 21 on each side thereof, when the cord is drawn taut. When the cord is in the proper position, the outer sealing flaps 6 and 7 are folded inwardly upon the inner flaps 8 and 9, at the same time folding the side edges of the latter, and are sealed, securing the cord between the two sets of flaps, as shown in Figs. 4 and 6. By flaps I mean strips of paper integral with the body portion of the bag, which when folded and sealed, together, form the bottom of the bag.

, From the fore ding, it will be seen that I' have produced a ag which is well supported throughout by the carrying cord, and which may if necessary, be carried by one handle without the cord slipping up the side or tearingtheba. I

It is obv ous that numerous changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit of the invention, as disclosed in the following claims.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A collapsible bag including a body portioma plurality of flaps forming a bottom, carrying means extending through the upper edge of said body portion, around the outside of the body, and being sealed between said bottom flaps.

2. A collapsible bag including a body portion, a plurality of fiaps integral with said body portion forming a bottom, carry ing means extending through the upper edge of said body portion, around the outside of the body and being sealed between said bottom flaps.

3. A collapsible bag including a body portion, a plurality of flaps forming a bottom, the upper edge of said body'portion being folded upon itself a plurality of times with a reinforcing member within said fold, an endless carrying means extending through the upper edge of said body portion and said reinforcing member, around the outside of the body, and being sealed between said flaps.

4. The method of forming a collapsible bag which consists in cutting a sheet of suit able material into a substantially rectangular shape, slitting said sheet along one edge to form two pairs of sealing flaps, providing apertures in one pair of said flaps to receive a carrying cord, folding the other edge of said sheet upon itself With a reinforcing member in said fold said folded portion being provided with apertures similar to the aforesaid apertures, folding the ends of said sheet inwardly and sealing the same along the joining edges to form a body, folding one pair of said bottom flaps inwardly, threading a cord through said last named apertures and carrying it down around said body and through the apertures in said bottom flaps, over said folded flaps, and then sealing the other flaps thereover, said cord forming a handle and supporting means.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ABRAM J. DU B018. 

